Jebus

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jebus
     trodden hard, or fastness, or "the waterless hill", the name of
     the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion (Josh. 15:8;
     18:16, 28). It is identified with Jerusalem (q.v.) in Judg.
     19:10, and with the castle or city of David (1 Chr. 11:4,5). It
     was a place of great natural strength, and its capture was one


     of David's most brilliant achievements (2 Sam. 5:8).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jebus, treading under foot; manger